Senior Solution Architect

About Cognite

Embark on a transformative journey with Cognite, a global SaaS forerunner in leveraging data to unravel complex business challenges through our cutting-edge Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) platform. We were awarded the 2022 Technology Innovation Leader for Global Digital Industrial Platforms. In the realm of industrial digitalization, we stand at the forefront, reshaping the future of Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Energy sectors. As part of the esteemed Aker family, Cognite brings forth a legacy of innovation and excellence. Excitingly, we are set to extend our footprint to the vibrant landscapes of India, which opens the door for you to be part of the expansion from the beginning. Join us in this venture where data meets ingenuity, and together, we forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.

Our teams are working on building the next-generation industrial data platform and applications across many different industries, such as Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, and Power & Utility. This includes enabling all types of workflows, including analytics, to assist in making better decisions. We are a good mix of engineers, products, and design. What we have in common is that we care deeply about the user experience and create products that users really want to use.

Our work environment is not just exciting and dynamic, but also intensely collaborative and supportive. You will work with the best domain and industry experts: designers, product managers, software developers, ML engineers, AI engineers and business leaders. We support one another, ask good questions, and give each other constructive feedback. Our goal is to leverage our diverse set of strengths and backgrounds to build innovative products, to think outside the ordinary, and grind through and nurture a great.

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Impact: Cogniters strive to make an impact in all that they do. We are result-oriented, always asking ourselves.

Ownership: Cogniters embrace a culture of ownership. We go beyond our comfort zones to contribute to the greater good, fostering inclusivity and sharing responsibilities for challenges and success. 

Relentless: Cogniters are relentless in their pursuit of innovation. We are determined and deliverable (never ruthless or reckless), facing challenges head-on and viewing setbacks as opportunities for growth. 

About Cognite and Cogniters

Cognite is a global leader in industrial software with our Industrial DataOps platform, Cognite Data Fusion®, at the core. We were awarded the 2022 Technology Innovation Leader for Global Digital Industrial Platforms. 

At Cognite, the Global Customer Success team leads software implementation, deployment & adoption for clients, and helps them accelerate their digital transformation efforts with Cognite’s product suite. We consist of people with diverse and high-performance backgrounds, ranging from Management Consulting, to Industry and Software development. We seek to continuously improve how we work with our clients, how we work together as a team, and how we develop as individuals.

The Senior Solutions Architect is responsible for the design of complex end to end solutions, merging our flagship products with the customer's portfolio, for both new and existing clients. You are a technical subject matter expert in all offerings across the professional and managed services catalog. From discovery through implementation, you will work closely with the sales team and the delivery teams, as well as our data scientists and customers to map out technical requirements and architect robust and familiar solutions. 

Through your work with our strategic customers, you will identify opportunities for new products and features, and work with our product managers and tech leads to continuously improve Cognite's SaaS offering.

This role is a mix of consulting, architecture, and product development in a welcoming cross-functional team. Above all else, we strive to foster a supportive team environment where everyone is excited to share ideas, ask for help, and learn from each other.

This role is a Hybrid role our of the Houston office. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer relocation assistance.

• As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will be an expert in how we implement our Cognite SaaS offerings and applications.
• Your primary responsibility will be to work with project teams to map requirements for a quality implementation ensuring that:
• The right data visualization technology is used in the right way (E.g Power BI, Grafana, Plotly Dash)
• The right data transformation technology is used in the right way (E.g Databricks, Azure, GCP, AWS)
• The data is efficiently modeled and contextualized in Cognite Data Fusion (E.g graph and relational)
• Integrations are well thought out and robustImportant quality criteria for the solution are met (E.g. CI/CD, logging, security)
• Operational responsibility and support agreements for the delivered solution are clearly defined
• Design overall technical solution and ensure technical fit within the customer ecosystem and target architecture
• Design integration and data model using Cognite data connectors, SQL, Python/Java and Rest APIs
• Credible advisor to our customers and partners on Cognite Data Fusion

• 7+ years experience as an application/data/solution/enterprise architect
• 2+ years of experience from the heavy asset industry related to downstream, petrochemicals or energy is required
• Experience with operational data and customer business drivers in the heavy asset industry
• Bachelor's degree is required; Masters degree a plus
• Consulting experience that allows you to confidently negotiate requirements with customers and colleagues
• Have experience with enterprise integration, customer relationships or IT integration design
• Data and analytics project experience and able to confidently lead an implementation
• Broad technical experience with data and analytics stacks
• Familiarity with Business Intelligence tools and enterprise analytics stacks (Power BI or similar)
• Familiarity with SQL and big data tooling (E.g Apache Spark ecosystem)
• Experience with a public cloud, preferably AWS, GCP or Azure, including familiarity with network security concepts, identity providers and application hosting
• Experience with operations, including support and change control, as well as experience architecting centralized monitoring, logging and reporting
• Have a DevOps mindset, and experience with Git, CI/CD, deployment environments
• Technical background, willing and able to dive in and contribute code for advanced topics when needed
• Have architectural skills dealing with data modeling and infrastructure solutions, such as classical data warehousing and big data architectures

A snapshot of our many perks and benefits as a Cogniter

* Competitive Compensation including base plus bonus

* 401(k) with 4% employer matching

* Health, Dental, Vision & Disability Coverages with premiums fully covered for employees and all dependents

* Unlimited PTO + flexibility to enjoy it

* 18 Company Holidays including the week between Christmas & New Years

* Paid Parental Leave Program

* Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

* Employee Referral Program

* Company Paid Friday Lunch via DoorDash + Fully Stocked Fridges in the offices

* Join a team of 70 different nationalities 🌐 with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in focus 🤝.

* A highly modern and fun working environment with sublime culture across the organization, follow us on Instagram @cognitedata 📷 to know more

* Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries

* Join our HUB 🗣️ to be part of the conversation directly with Cogniters and our partners.

* Paid mobile phone and WiFI

*A pet lover? Get the chance to meet Spot 🐶!

Why choose Cognite? 🏆 🚀

* Join us in making a real and lasting impact in one of the most exciting and fastest-growing new software companies in the world. 

* We have repeatedly demonstrated that digital transformation, when anchored on strong DataOps, drives business value and sustainability for clients and allows front-line workers, as well as domain experts, to make better decisions every single day. 

* Cognite Earns 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award; Recognized as a Global Leader in Energy & Resources and Industrials & Manufacturing

* Frost & Sullivan named Cognite a Technology Innovation Leader!

* Built In 2024 Best Places to Work in Austin, TX and Houston, TX

* Cognite Recognized as 2024 Microsoft Energy and Resources Partner of the Year

* Most recently Cognite Data Fusion® Achieved Industry First DNV Compliance for Digital Twins 🥇

Apply today!

If you're excited about the opportunity to work at Cognite and make a difference in the tech industry, we encourage you to apply today! We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and identities to join our team.

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